Santa Rosa, California

14 Best Excavation Contractors in Santa Rosa, CA

14 earthwork contractors working Santa Rosa, CA, 12 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Santa Rosa: every listing

4 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.

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5.0 · 11 Google reviews Santa Rosa, CA

Earthwork contractor in Santa Rosa, CA handling excavation, demolition and utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 11 reviews.

5.0 · 60 Google reviews Santa Rosa, CA

Earthwork contractor in Santa Rosa, CA handling demolition, land clearing and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 60 reviews.

2.9 · 46 Google reviews Santa Rosa, CA

Earthwork contractor in Santa Rosa, CA handling excavation, utility trenching and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 2.9 on Google across 46 reviews.

5.0 · 1 Google reviews Santa Rosa, CA

Earthwork contractor in Santa Rosa, CA handling excavation, driveway and gravel road work and septic system installation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.

5.0 · 3 Google reviews Santa Rosa, CA

Earthwork contractor in Santa Rosa, CA handling excavation and drainage and pond work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 3 reviews.

5.0 · 2 Google reviews Santa Rosa, CA

Earthwork contractor in Santa Rosa, CA handling excavation and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.

5.0 · 1 Google reviews Santa Rosa, CA

Earthwork contractor in Santa Rosa, CA handling utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.

About earthwork contractors in Santa Rosa

Excavation dominates the Santa Rosa list: 12 of the 14 contractors show it, with driveways & gravel roads (4) and demolition (3) behind it. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 70 reviews; across all 12 rated listings the average is 4.2, and 9 sit at 4.5 or higher. 4 of the 14 cover three or more trades. That matters when a lot has to go from raw to pad-ready: a firm that clears, grades and digs keeps the job off a second mobilization, and mobilizations are where budgets slip. Prices in Santa Rosa are set per job, not off a rate card, so describe one scope to two or three of these firms and compare what comes back. Every listing is compiled from public Google Maps business data (our harvest ran July 2026), and a trade we do not show is one we found no evidence of, not one the firm turns down. Updated for 2026.

Where these numbers come from: how we build and check our listings.

Excavation in Santa Rosa: questions

How much does excavation cost in Santa Rosa?

Excavation in Santa Rosa is quoted by the job or the machine day, not off a price list. A small residential dig commonly lands between $1,500 and $5,000; what moves it is access, how far the spoil has to travel, whether you hit rock, and what the CA permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 14 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Santa Rosa clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Howie Excavating & Grading covers 6 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Santa Rosa: excavation, grading & site prep, septic systems and demolition. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Who does land clearing in Santa Rosa?

1 of the 14 Santa Rosa listings show land clearing work: taking trees, brush and stumps off a lot so it can be dug or built on. Filter by "land clearing" above to see just those. Clearing is priced per acre and swings hard on tree cover and what happens to the debris, so ask early whether they mulch on site, burn, or haul off.

Which Santa Rosa contractors install septic systems?

2 of the Santa Rosa listings carry septic installation. That is installers, not tank pumpers: we drop the pump-and-haul outfits because a new tank, drain field or leach bed is an excavation job. Septic work is permitted and usually needs a perc test before anyone digs, so start that conversation well before you want the machine on site.

Which excavation contractor in Santa Rosa is rated highest?

Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Santa Rosa list, at 5.0 stars from 70 Google reviews. Of the 14 contractors working Santa Rosa, 9 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.2).